Tea-flavored Romance

Why did she kiss me if she doesn't like me?

Does Gu Guanxue like me?

If she likes me, why did she reject me?

A woman's thought process is often the most difficult thing in the world to guess and grasp. He thought for a long time but couldn't find a reasonable explanation. In the end, he could only attribute it to Gu Xihua's momentary impulse.

Girls are mostly emotional creatures, and it seems reasonable for them to kiss him out of emotion.

Hmm? So, does that mean Lu Jiujiu was moved by me before?

Suddenly remembering a certain idiot, Master Ning's mind was in complete turmoil. In such matters, the observer sees things more clearly. If one could remain detached and adopt a God-like perspective, it would undoubtedly be easy to understand the situation. Unfortunately, most people in the world cannot remain so calm.

Gu Guanxue, Gu Guanxue... what exactly do you want?

Ning Yuan sighed softly, unconsciously asking himself almost the same question Gu Guanxue had asked him back then. Even after spending so much time with the girl, he felt like he hadn't really gotten to know what the real Gu Guanxue was like.

Except for that car on that rainy day.

Was it because she felt she had been taken advantage of and deceived that she acted so strangely at that time?

Or perhaps... this is just one of the reasons?

Should I continue accepting this card in the future...?

After thinking it over and over without reaching a conclusion, Ning Yuan felt irritable. His brain, already affected by alcohol, became even more sluggish. He took out his phone to call a taxi to go home and rest before thinking about such a difficult matter again. Suddenly, a car pulled up on the street next to him.

"Hello? Is this Mr. Ning? Your friend Ms. Gu called a taxi for you... Is it to drop you off at the South Gate?"

Ning Yuan was slightly taken aback and turned to look at the lights in the distance. He seemed to see the shadow of a girl, or perhaps it was some kind of empty illusion that made him unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

"Hello? Are you still leaving?"

He snapped out of his daze, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"Let's go."

In the distance, the car headlights gradually disappeared into the night-lit river, quickly becoming a vast expanse of yellow. A figure slowly emerged from the shadows behind where Ning Yuan had just been standing.

Master Lin! It's her again!

Her arrival here was not accidental. She had overheard the location of Xiao Zhao and his three friends' dinner party and was thinking of coming over to see if she could pick up Ning Yuan... cough cough cough... and increase Ning Yuan's favorability. But she never expected to stumble upon another famous scene.

Fake Snowfield CP fans: They only ship the characters online and shout "Snowball, my Superman!"

A true Snowfield CP fan: Always there for every big event! Only with me can there be a plot twist!

Lin Xiaoya watched the car speed away, her expression seemingly enlightened.

The kiss solidified the previous relationship between Ning Yuan and Gu Guanxue. Forget about what happened before, all the doubts about why he often went out to eat with Jiang Manyue even though he had a girlfriend, or why he always had another girl by his side, all vanished after this kiss.

Are the couple arguing? Thinking about breaking up?

The time has come!

For normal couples, this is undoubtedly the best time to strike. Generally, after an argument, there will be a period of cold war, and the relationship between the two will also have a cooling-off period. During this period, the other person's shortcomings will be magnified. If you can make the guy feel that you understand him better than his girlfriend, then you have already won more than half of this love game.

However, after thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaoya felt that she couldn't panic.

Wait a minute, don't rush in!

When others are greedy, I am fearful; when others are fearful, I go all in!

The impression Gu Xihua had left on her was too deep. She always felt that this girl was not one to play by the rules and would be a tough nut to crack. In order to ensure that her great cause could be accomplished, she had to be cautious!

Master Lin never expected that this stabilization would last for two weeks.

A question for the day: Why haven't Ning Yuan and Gu Guanxue appeared on screen together much since their last kissing incident?

Did they just break up?!? Then what's the point of me being so arrogant?!

The long wait of nearly two weeks left Lin Xiaoya somewhat speechless. In fact, according to her intuition, the atmosphere between Ning Yuan and Gu Guanxue that night was definitely not the kind of atmosphere of a decisive breakup... But the reality ruthlessly slapped her in the face. She couldn't understand why, if the two of them really had a fight, there had been no movement for so long.

We can't wait any longer! If we wait any longer, who will be left to swoon? It might just switch to the pure romance category altogether!

Master Lin, after much painful reflection, resolved that no matter what, he should at least try to subtly find out the reason for the argument from Ning Yuan... otherwise, her name would definitely appear on the list of losers.

Time and place: Friday morning, in a large classroom for an elective course.

Characters: Lin Xiaoya, Ning Yuan.

Target trigger event: Talk to Ning Yuan and try to find out the inside story of why he and Gu Guanxue haven't been in contact for so long.

Rush!

The girl, carrying her books and with a secret thought in mind, slowly walked into the classroom and looked around. Although Ning Yuan had not yet appeared, she was not flustered at all.

She'll definitely come; after all, she hadn't heard that Ning Yuan was so dejected that he had no appetite or interest in studying. The real question was where he would sit.

Based on his past seating habits, the back row seat near the door was undoubtedly the best choice.

So Lin Xiaoya quietly chose a seat that Ning Yuan could see as soon as he entered, and waited patiently for her target to arrive.

Chapter 171: Fast forward to the full moon to save me?

The bell rang softly, and the professor slowly walked in through the front door of the classroom, but Ning Yuan's figure still failed to appear at the back door on time.

This result greatly surprised Lin Xiaoya.

Was the intelligence wrong? Ning Yuan has already gone mad with love? He even dares to do something as outrageous as skipping class?

If Ning Yuan hadn't appeared, Master Lin, a music major, certainly wouldn't have been stuck in a computer science elective class. So she tidied her canvas bag and, while the professor was engrossed in preparing his lesson plans, got up and headed towards the back door.

She walked very steadily, clearly showing her strong mental fortitude. As a long-time truant, Lin Xiaoya was always very experienced in dealing with these kinds of situations. Even if the professor noticed and stopped her, she could easily get away by simply saying that she had gone to the wrong classroom.

However, to Lin Xiaoya's utter surprise, just as she was about to reach the door, Master Ning suddenly appeared at the previously empty back door, accompanied by a cute little girl with a pineapple bun in her mouth. The three met unexpectedly at the door, and both Master Ning and Master Lin were taken aback.

Ning Yuan: Why is Lin Xiaoya here?

Lin Xiaoya: "..."

Could this be any more coincidental? They just happened to see me preparing to run away?

How can I have any reason to come back after you've done this!

In addition...

Is this Lu Jiujiu? Isn't she from the school next door? Why is she taking an elective course at our school? Shouldn't it be Jiang Manyue who's here? By the way, where did Jiang Manyue go?!

The number of strange adversaries has increased!

Due to the tight schedule of class, Ning Yuan didn't have time to say much to Master Lin. He simply gave her a look as a greeting, then pulled Lu Hanhan to find a seat nearby. Seeing that the situation was hopeless and that staying would only expose herself, Lin Xiaoya turned and left without hesitation.

Knowing when to advance and when to retreat is the essence of military strategy. Master Lin has always looked down on those characters who know that they are unlikely to have a role in a scene, but still insist on staying to add scenes for themselves.

"Alright, students, let's begin the lesson."

Lu Jiujiu, who was sitting in the back row and was still in shock, patted her chest and panted, "I was so scared! I thought I was late."

Ning Yuan: "..."

So this silly thing didn't hear the bell at all?

"You're not from our school, so what's the big deal about being late? It won't give you any credits."

"Being late is never a good thing." Lu Jiujiu handed him another pineapple bun she was carrying. "Would you like this?"

"I've already had breakfast." Master Ning sighed slightly, thinking to himself that he really had been misled by Lu Jiujiu... Why did he agree to bring a complete idiot to class?

Do you really think you're too idle?

The impact of Gu Guanxue's drunken kissing incident after the last comic convention seems to be gradually unfolding. Ever since Ning Yuan suffered from insomnia all night that day, he seems to be shrouded in a hazy sense of anxiety.

In other words, Master Ning is beyond redemption.

He kept trying to figure out the hidden thoughts behind Gu Guanxue's actions, until he felt like he was going crazy. Perhaps a girl's actions in a moment of emotion have no logic whatsoever—she felt like kissing, so she kissed.

She was pleased, but Master Ning was not.

Is that all?! You're just getting something for nothing!

Feeling depressed and confused, Ning Yuan hadn't gone to see Gu Xihua for a while, and Gu Xihua didn't seem to want to see him either. The atmosphere between the two was quite like the cold war after a fight between young lovers.

In layman's terms, it's also called a breath-holding contest.

However, there wasn't any unspoken rule between him and Gu Xihua that whoever contacted the other first lost. In the end, neither of them seemed to understand the situation, or rather, they didn't understand what they were thinking at all.

If either of them comes to a realization, the cold war will undoubtedly end quickly. But looking at his own conflicted state, Master Ning feels that things are probably not much better for Gu Xihua.

If only that kiss hadn't happened... If it hadn't been for that incident, everything would be the same as before, and we could just laugh it off, like what happened in the car before. After the rain stopped, everything would be the same, and we could speak in the same tone as always...

So why did you kiss me, Gu Guanxue?!

Forget kissing, at least stick out your tongue!

Of course, the second sentence was just a fleeting thought of the little devil in Master Ning's mind, which he quickly threw into the boiling oil of hell.

Why don't we go find Jiang Manyue? After all, this matter is somewhat related to her, isn't it?

Ning Yuan suddenly felt a headache coming on. He didn't know why, but he had a feeling that if he got Jiang Manyue involved, things would only get more complicated. So lately, he had been carefully avoiding Jiang Manyue to avoid revealing his recent dejected state.

What a tragedy...

Lu Jiujiu, standing beside him, naturally noticed the worry in the boy's eyes, and a hint of melancholy crept onto her own face. It seemed that ever since that game expo ended, Ning Yuan's state had become so conflicted, strange, and restless.

At first, she thought that her secret arrangement for him and Gu Guanxue had been exposed, and in her anger and embarrassment, she was preparing to first settle accounts with that old gamer, Boss Wang, and then find an opportunity to tell Ning Yuan what happened. However, just as she was trying to subtly inquire about Ning Yuan's attitude from Ning Yiling, a sentence from Xiao Ling'er made Lu Hanhan realize something.

"Speaking of which, Ningyuan seems to be quite free lately... We rarely had a chance to get him to come out before. He's either with that Chacha or this Chacha... Could it be that they had a fight?"

Regardless of whether they actually argued or not, Little Leek Spirit was extremely satisfied with Master Ning's change of heart.

Ever since he stopped hanging out with that Gu Guanxue, he's been much more willing to come out shopping with me... Although he was a bit absent-minded and distracted at times, it's a huge leap compared to how he used to always make excuses and refuse to come.

Ning10: What could a little leek spirit possibly be greedy for?

However, upon hearing this, Lu Jiujiu's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose within her. She quickly asked Xiao Ling'er if she had seen Ning Yuan and Gu Guanxue together recently.

No! Something's happened!

After receiving a negative answer, Lu Hanhan's unease intensified. Her previous interference in Ning Yuan and Gu Guanxue's game exhibition plan was simply to prevent someone from stealing her base before she even understood how to play. But who would have thought that Gu Guanxue would actually steal Ning Yuan right in front of her!

How did she do that?! The cosplayer who appeared that day wasn't Gu Guanxue, but that girl named Jiang Manyue!

The Demonic Snow of Deception? Is Jiang Manyue also one of your original forms?

No one could answer her question. Feeling a sense of crisis, Lu Jiujiu pondered for a moment and decided to find an opportunity to stay by Ning Yuan's side for a day or two to see if she could discover any clues.